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I apologize that some of your post counts may drop dramatically, but this thread is becoming more poll-ish than anything. There are too many stickies in Anime Spoilers, and I feel like moving this to Anime Polls was the best thing to do.

These are the pokemon I feel need new attacks, they haven't gotten any in a while or ever:

Pikachu: Hasn't learned anything since volt tackle way back in the Battle Frontier. It can't learn something in every saga though, it's moveset would just become too large and thinking with game logic and believing that pokemon forget their moves just doesn't make since. If it does then light screen or protect are the only ones I can see it learning in this generation

Buizel: Hasn't learned an attack since water pulse way back in Maylene's gym. Icy wind would be nice. Buizel only has water and normal attacks right now and Ash doesn't have any ice attacks on his team. Buizel's arms are probably too short for ice punch to look natural. Not that in-game power matters, they could make icy wind a powerhouse move the same way they make fire spin powerful

Gliscor: It learned an attack nearly 40 episodes ago, fire fang. Earth power since it doesn't have any ground type attacks. Stone edge could work just as nicely

Piplup:It hasnt learned anything since whirlpool back in DP026. Brine sounds nice. Kind of a last resort, gamble move like Skitty's assist. They should really fix the way brine looks though. It's Japanese name is "salt water" so it would make since for Piplup to blast a water gun at the opponet, let it wash over the ooponet rather than pushing it back, and show the opponet suffering as aqua colored sparks surround their body.

Habunake- Flamethrower, just cause it'll be useful during contests and so that the brats can reverse it and make them explode.Megayanmna- Pursuit and Steel Wing/Wing Attack for more physical attacking.Sounansu- Destiny Bond for one episode. So that he uses it right before they get sent off and the brats are given a similar fate and everyone has to find each other and work with the enemy and bond and what not.

Maskippa- Stockpile, Swallow, Spit up.Manene- Trick, Encore, Trick Room... Something disruptive he can do from the side lines.

Now that I think about it, return would actually be a good attack for Pikachu.

But yeah..if they can make weak moves from the games into powerful moves in the anime then I don't think it matters what moves a pokemon has. Buizel's water pulse and sonic boom can be portrayed as powerful moves just like fire spin and whirlpool are in the anime.

Also, I don't think defog would do Staraptor any good. It would probably only be used when Jessie's Seviper used haze and in the anime gust/whirlwind has the same effect. If Staraptor learns a defensive move I think it'll be roost.

PikaPi:
Currently using 4 main attacks, Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Volt Tackle and Iron Tail. I would like to see a supportive move like Wish.
The flyer:
Quick Attack, Brave Bird, Aerial Ace and Close Combat as main moves. All close range moves, perhaps a bit more ranged move could be interesting. So a move like Heat Wave, Omnious Wind or Twister would fit. But also Hyper Beam or Giga Impact would look nice and show off his raw power.
Grassy Beast:
Interesting move set so far, Energy Ball, Razor Leaf, Rock Climb and Synthesis as main moves. Haven't seen Rock Climb in action so I'm just assuming it isn't really a power move. More like a speed up chasing move. So why not combine it with some sort of a tackling move? I was thinking about either way Body Slam or Rock Smash.
The monkey:
Recently used moves are Flamethrower, Flame Wheel, Dig and the new Mach Punch. Two fire move. Three physical moves. And to me it seems Flamethrower is slowly losing to Flame Wheel :P So.. I think the addition of Fire Blast would serve him some good.
Buizelll:
Our old loner, yeah. Water Gun, Water Pulse, Aqua Jet and Sonic Boom. Kinda lame set. An Ice move would do great for covering types, but how it would look concerns me more. A move like Swift would work more, with it tales just like Ambipon! (Well not exactly but you know)
Emo bat:
According to Bulbapedia only 2 moves are used recently. What a shame! X-Scissor and Fire Fang. X-Scissor is a perfect move for him and looks nice! Fire Fang looks lame imo but a cool addition anyways. The other moves, Sand-Attack, Screech and Steel Wing are odd choices! Sand-Attack has an obvious effect but kinda lame. Screech has anime-wise not much effect but if a little bit altered it could be really cool. And Steel Wing is obvious. But now, how to complete his move-set? Earth Power ofcourse. The long waited for STAB move, and right away a good one that can be really cool.

certain pokemon should stay how they are (Squirtle and Bulbasaur) but Totodile should be Feraligatr and Corphish had the perfect episode to evolve.

That episode where Ash versed that guy with a Crawdaunt. Corphish coulda been getting it's as s kicked then evolves and rapes that Crawdaunt

and I thought he woulda got Sceptile much earlier... remember that episode where he versed the guy with a Sceptile and I coulda sworn a Meowth in boots? I thought Grovile and Sceptile would have fought eachother and then evolve there, but the episode he evolved in was fine

If Grotle and Monerno never evolve I will be severely disappointed....he needs to evolve Pokemon with the great potential and would like to be evolved....

Considering Ash's pokemon almost definitely train in his absence here is what I'd like to see. For the released ones it's obvious that this is hypothetical on the off chance that we eventually see them again:

PikachuReturn: Ash always preaches friendship right? Return on his most trusted pokemon would be a powerful normal attack. A big step up from quick attackLight screen: He should take a note from Paul's Electabuzz. It worked great when Paul used it and no, it wouldn't prevent Pikachu from being speedy. Watch DP131 and 132

ButterfreePsybeam: A powerful psychic attack for one of Ash's pokemonSilver wind: Butterfree would probably know this attack if it ever returned

PidgeotTwister: Something new that none of Ash's birds knowMirror move: It's like Pidgeot's signature moveRoost: It would actually make Pidgeot a formidable force

BulbasaurSeed bomb: Remember Torterra's in Movie 10? Like that. Bulbasaur should get a powerful move that it doesn't have to wait for (solar beam)

CharizardDragon rush: Instead of flare blitz it should get dragon rush. I think it has enough fire attacks.

SquirtleGyro ball: It seems to be a popular move. Squirtle already has enough water power with hydro pump.

KinglerMud shot: It would be something new for Ash's water pokemonX-scissor: Again, something newBrine(salt water): Blasts water out of it's claws that wash over the opponet and harm it(which is what brine should look like)

Am I the only one who thinks that Pikachu should learn Surf? I mean, Surf is Pikachu's weird attack and almost all special Pikachu have it (including the one from PBR). Ash's Pikachu already knows Volt Tackle, and your Pikachu could learn Surf in Pokémon Yellow. I dunno, but after seeing a random Raichu using Volt Tackle, I think that Pikachu should learn something more unique.

Pikachu- Surf and Fly through events!
But seriously, Focus Punch(if it works like before, if not, then Brick Break), Light Screen, Grass Knot(a more acceptable way to down ground Pokemon), and Charge Beam( I'm a firin' ma lasor! BLAAARGH!)

Buizel- I'd like for it to learn Brine... but only if it learns something more than just water attacks soon. Other than that, Dig and Ice Punch- wide effectiveness range. Brick Break would be sweet too I guess.

Monferno- Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Grass Knot, Aerial Ace
With the attacks it already has, adding these attacks gives it super effectiveness to all but dragons.

Gliscor- Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Earth Power, Aqua Tail
Wide range, and since it already has fire fang, it can now deal with both weaknesses(water and ice)

Grotle- I hope it evolves, and then learns Stone Edge. It would give an advantage against Honchkrow, and a super effective attack against all it's weaknesses.
Also, Outrage and Earth Power.

Signal Beam- because of the reason above
Brick Break- would be a nice move to have for certain moves.
Dig- Would help extremely with Pokemon like Steelix, which right now Pikachu has no chance to ever beat.

Staraptor-

Heat Wave- While Staraptor's move set is fine for the time being, if Staraptor starts to get stale, I'd like to see heat wave, as it would give it an advantage against ice and steel types, since I'm having a little trouble believing close combat would do the deed.

Grotle-

Seed Bomb- It would be Grotle's physical energy ball, in fact I believe it is in fact a physical version of Energy ball (at least in regards to power). Now maybe Ash's Bulbasaur deserves this move better, but I think Bulbasaur would be better off with energy ball. Bulbasaur using energy ball would be look better in my opinion than seed bomb. Plus seed bomb gets past the light screen issue.

Spoiler:- Darn thread location change:

Monferno- I really want vacuum wave or focus punch, if not I suppose a more physical move set wouldn't hurt.

ThunderPunch- While it does copy my Fan Fic's character's Infernape. when it was a Chimchar, I'm actually fine with this, because it is a fire types best advantage against water.

Poison Jab- While not Ash's Monferno in particular, I'd just like to see a non poison type use poison jab, Monferno would be the perfect example, I know it would be same old same old, but it would neat to see Monferno's hand glowing purple, just has a nice visual effect to it, and would be purely aesthetic, I suppose it could be a decent move on it's own, but that's not why I want Monferno to use poison jab

Buizel- Dear no, please no, no, no, no more water type moves (Totodile, Squirtle, Corphish, and Kingler deserve it far more than Buizel), and get rid of that weak move called Sonic boom. Has Ash's Buizel ever pulled off an impressive sonic boom? The times I remember it, it was always being resisted and had no effect on anything (Quagsire, Ursaring). Jessie's Yanmega's Sonic Boom is far more impressive.

Ice Attacks- At this point in time, while there is Buneary, and Weavile, and then Glalie I say no to ice beam, maybe in the Battle Frontier, and even then wait until the next arc afterwards. Yes to Blizzard, Yes to Ice Punch, Eh to icy wind, and if Buizel evolves, yes to ice fang.

Razor Wind- Best normal replacement for Sonic Boom, as it's much stronger, as for a non normal replacement for Sonic Boom:

Rock Tomb: Apparently Razor Wind was the best replacement for Sonic Boom, but this while physical would be neat to see. The fact Magmortar used Rock Tomb and the fact Buizel can apparently learn it would be nice. It might not be useful in regards to types, but I could see some decent combinations.

Fury Cutter- I don't know Ash commanding Buizel to use fury cutter, just seems to be a likable choice for me, but is the least likely to happen.

Gliscor- Last but not least, Gliscor has three to four decent attacks, depending on your opinion. X-scissor, Steel Wing, Fire Fang and Sand attack. Sand Attack would be the only one I'd replace.

Mud Slap- While not nearly as effective (realistically) in terms of lowering the opponent's accuracy in comparison to sand attack it is still a much better replacement, because it deal damage, is a ground type like sand attack, and reduces accuracy 100% of the time, rather than some moves having their effect only work 20-30% of the time. It being able to damage the opponent is key to why I chose it. It's like Sand Attack that deals damage. I say Sand attack is realistically more effective with Accuracy Lowering, it's because Sand attack covers more area while mud slap would no doubt be portrayed as specific accuracy lowering move, and it depends on if you mud slap the opponents' eyes. Though I could see Mud slap being used like a sludge bomb attack move in animation, it's kind hard to imagine "Mud" "Slap" as being a special move.

Aqua Tail- It's my favorite most random move to give Gliscor, while Aqua Tail and Buizel/Floatzel's hypothetical ice fang would both be better suited with Ash's Totodile, Gliscor with Aqua Tail would be pretty unique, even if Totodile were to learn it at a later time.

Since stat boosting moves are so strong in the anime Ash should get some

Pikachu:
- Light screen: It's not like Pikachu would have to stand still for this to work. Watch how Paul used it, it blocked Honchkrow from damage even when it was moving
- Return: This would be the perfect move for Pikachu

Grotle:
- Curse: It would give it a power up like the one it got in the previous episode and would no doubt allow it to block powerful attacks with it's added defense.
- Solarbeam: A powerhouse grass move that Paul's Torterra doesn't know. It would go well with synthesis

In HGSS Chimchar has a new egg move I think is really cool. It can know Assist.

That would be awesome if Ash's Chimchar/Monferno/Infernape later learned Assist, being able to use the moves of his companions. We can see a lot of nifty combinations there. Energy Ball, electric attacks, Brave Bird, the possibilities are endless.

I know it's not going to happen but Chimchar/Monferno/Infernape learning assist what be pretty cool.